Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Combo

Jonathan Zucchetti
Feb 12, 2026
The Problem of Generic Commanders
How do you build a commander that doesn't really give you an idea of how to build it? Is it worth it to build a generic commander?
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Reed Richards, Smartest Man
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Joined Researchers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Emeritus of Truce
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Laboratory Maniac
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
48%synergy
The Council of Four
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Folio of Fancies
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Counterspell
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Dovin's Veto
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Supreme Verdict
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Generous Gift
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Negate
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Rhystic Study
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Farewell
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Mystical Tutor
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Ioreth of the Healing House
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Body of Knowledge
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Chasm Skulker
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Drumbellower
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
The Second Doctor
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Grand Abolisher
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Tataru Taru
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
17%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Windborn Muse
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Homunculus Horde
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Silent Arbiter
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Fog Bank
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Oneirophage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mother of Runes
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Tribute Mage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Hope Estheim
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Viseling
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Displacer Kitten
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-0%synergy
Alms Collector
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Champions of Minas Tirith
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Walking Ballista
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Wandering Archaic
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Kelpie Guide
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Render Silent
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Long River's Pull
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Dawn's Truce
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Everybody Lives!
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Restoration Magic
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Dream Fracture
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Reprieve
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Spider-Sense
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Silence
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Shore Up
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Perch Protection
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Octopus Form
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Orim's Chant
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Brainsurge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Angel's Grace
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Nexus of Fate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Forbid
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Capsize
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Oblation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Emergency Powers
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Hindering Light
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Permission Denied
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Holy Day
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Intervention Pact
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Commandeer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mana Leak
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Fabricate
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Cut a Deal
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Solve the Equation
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Minds Aglow
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Council's Judgment
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Time Wipe
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Starfall Invocation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Prosperity
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Fractured Identity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Divine Reckoning
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dismantling Wave
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Expropriate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Flux
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Traumatize
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sunfall
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wedding Ring
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Isochron Scepter
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Howling Mine
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Ivory Tower
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Crawlspace
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Venser's Journal
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Temple Bell
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Font of Mythos
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Knowledge Pool
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Stone of Erech
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Annex
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
The Wind Crystal
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-4%synergy
Elixir
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Rest in Peace
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Ominous Seas
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Freed from the Real
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Solitary Confinement
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Forced Fruition
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Monologue Tax
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Blind Obedience
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Smuggler's Share
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-0%synergy
Mind Over Matter
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Omniscience
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Dissipation Field
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Inexorable Tide
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Nerd Rage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Impetus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Rule of Law
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Deafening Silence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Decree
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sphere of Safety
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Oath of Teferi
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Solemnity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Memory Erosion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Hive Mind
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Standstill
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Observed Stasis
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
The Wanderer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Maze of Ith
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Rivendell
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Steppe
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Restless Anchorage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Kor Haven
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Throne of the High City
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-0%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Progress
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Signet
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Patriar's Seal
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Misleading Signpost
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Prairie Stream
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Glacial Fortress
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Port Town
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Azorius Chancery
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Sea of Clouds
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
-0%synergy
Deserted Beach
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Nimbus Maze
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Gate
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Meticulous Archive
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Tranquil Cove
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Seachrome Coast
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Abandoned Campground
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
North Pole Gates
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Tundra
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-7%synergy